Slovak Republic - Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk)

Risk of catastrophic expenditure for surgical care (% of people at risk) in Slovak Republic was 0.000 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 0.300 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2008.

Definition: The proportion of population at risk of catastrophic expenditure when surgical care is required. Catastrophic expenditure is defined as direct out of pocket payments for surgical and anaesthesia care exceeding 10% of total income.

Source: The Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School (https://www.pgssc.org/)

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Year Value
2004 0.100
2005 0.300
2006 0.200
2007 0.100
2008 0.000
2009 0.100
2010 0.100
2011 0.100
2012 0.100
2013 0.100
2014 0.000
2015 0.000
2016 0.000
2017 0.000
2018 0.000
2019 0.000
2020 0.000

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors